Just walk away from chocolate
November 15th 2008
Researchers from Exeter University have found that walking for just 15 minutes can reduce chocolate cravings.
It is the first time a study has shown that exercise can reduce the desire for food. Following three days of abstinence, researchers asked 25 regular chocolate eaters to take a brisk 15-minute walk or to rest. They then engaged in tasks that would normally induce chocolate cravings including a mental challenge and opening a chocolate bar. After, exercise participants reported lower cravings than after a rest and for at least 10 minutes following that.
Professor Andrew Taylor said: “Our work consistently shows that brief bouts of physical activity reduce cigarette cravings. But this is the first study to link exercise to reduced chocolate cravings.”
(Express,p4, Jo Willey, 6 col.”)
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